Good morning Mets fans! As we approach Super Bowl weekend, this also means we are inching closer to pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training! Let’s take a look at what went on around the league on Wednesday! Latest Mets News Edgardo Alfonzo was expecting a promotion from the Mets after capturing the league championship as skipper of the Brooklyn Cyclones in 2019. Instead, they...
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Jayson Stark of The Athletic reports that MLB teams will only be allowed to carry 13 pitchers at a time in 2020. As he notes, it was assumed that would be the case, but it is significant because of the 26th roster spot being implemented. For example, the Mets were one team that carried eight relievers in addition to five starters regularly so, in theory, the team could have carried a ninth...
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The Mets have continued their recent push to honor their past by announcing they will induct Edgardo Alfonzo, Ron Darling, Al Jackson, and Jon Matlack into the Mets Hall of Fame on Tuesday. This is a very good group, and the Mets should be commended for taking this positive step. That said, the Mets Hall of Fame is not as representative of the best players in team history, and the Mets still...
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The New York Mets have had their share of solid closers in their history, but plenty of clunkers as well. In this week’s Mets Quiz we’re going to test your knowledge of Mets closers over the years. Simply put, we want you to name every reliever who accumulated at least 20 or more career saves for the Mets. So you think you know the Mets? Name Every Mets Reliever With 20 Or More...
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Mike Puma of the New York Post spoke with Edgardo Alfonzo, who heard on Tuesday that he would be inducted into the New York Mets’ Hall of Fame. The focus of the discussion, though, centered around his firing from the Brooklyn Cyclones this offseason, which appeared to blindside Alfonzo. “I thought I might get promoted a little bit because we won the championship,” Alfonzo told Puma. “And I...
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Jeff Passan of ESPN reports Chicago Cubs 3B/OF Kris Bryant has lost his service time grievance, and as a result, will not be a free agent until after the 2021 season. Bryant filed his grievance during his rookie year when the Cubs had him start the 2015 season in Triple-A and did not call him up until they had gained an extra year of control over him. As noted by Passan, if Bryant has been...
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